poubellecommon nounadjectiveproper nounSyllable DecompositionpoubelleEtymologyexpandcomes by antonomasia from poubelle, the surname of its inventor in 1884, the prefect of the Seine, Eugène Poubelle.Definition1. Which is strongly devalued, which constitutes a reject.expandAu fond du H.L.M.See alsopoubelle (cn.)